Paper-bag holder



H. L. SNYDER PAPER BAG HOLDER March 1 1927. 1,619,547

. Filed Sept. 18, 1925 3A ,4 8 Q A \v r 1 k A iatented Mar. 1, 1927.

FICE.

HARRY L. SNYDER, OF WEST LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

PAPER-BAG- HOLDER.

Application filed September This invention relates to improvements in paper bag holders, and may be considered as an improvement over the constructions disclosed in my prior Patents No. 962,676 issued June 28, 1910, and No. 1,038,980 issued September 17, 1912.

An object of this invention is to prov de an improved paper bag holder which is s mple and rugged in construction and which will support a plurality of packs of paper bags in such a manner that one bag at a time can be easily and quickly removed. 1t will be readily understood that the improved bag holder is primarily designed to be used in stores where it is desired to pack various articles which are sold, and that an essential advantage of this construction resides in the fact that one bag at a time can be easily removed.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved paper bag holder which is so constructed that the packs of bags can be refilled or resupplied with but very little difficulty.

A further object of this invention is to provide a paper bag holder which may either assume an upright position or a horizontal position for the purposes hereinafter more fully set forth.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating the improved bag holder with bags.

thereon in horizontal position,

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the bag holder in horizontal position, the bags being shown as having been removed,

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the holder in upright position, and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the bag holder in upright position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, it will be readily appreciated that the improved bag holder has been designed to assume either horizontal or vertical positions, and for purposes of simplicity the holder will be described claimed as if in its vertical po- 18, 1925. Serial No. 57,146.

sition. The holder consists of a sheet metal support having its side edges bent forwardly to provide side walls 11. If desired, suitable crimps 12 may be formed in the sheet metal support adjacent its side edges to stiffen or strengthen it, as will be readily understood. A plurality of rectangular bails 13 preferably formed of stiff wire have their ends extending through apertures in the side walls 1.1 so as to pivotally connect the bails to the support. Panels 14 are associated with each of the bails and each panel has its upper end rolled about the ends of its respective bail between the side walls 11, thus pivotally connecting each panel to its bail and hingedly securing each panel to the support. Each panel is slightly curved, as indicated at 15, andhas its lower end bent to provide a shelf 16 and an upstanding front wall 17, the upper edge of which is rolled or curled, as indicated .at 18, to present a smooth edge. The panels 14 are so arranged upon the support as to overlap the next lower bail 13 and the upper end of the next lower panel. The panels may be variously spaced upon the support,

and may have various lengths, so as to receive packs of bags of various sizes. If desired, the front wall 17 may bear indicia as shown in Fig. 1, designating the size of bag that each panel is adapted to hold.

The top of the support 10 is bent forwardly, as indicated at 19, and then downwardly as indicated at 20, providing a stop for limiting the upward movement of the uppermost pack of bags. A lug 21 is stamped out of the forwardly bent portion 19 and has an aperture therethrough, providing an attaching means by which the bag holder may be hung in the upright position.

In Fig. 1 the various packs of bags are shown as applied to the bag holder. The conventional manner of folding bags is to have the bottoms of the bags folded upwardly against their side. The bags forming each pack havetheir bottoms arranged upon the same side, he presented toward the forward side of the bag holder. The upper ends of the bags are inserted through the bails 13 and the lower ends of the bags are positioned upon the shelf 16 between the front wall 17 and the panel 14. The front wall 17 extends upwardly only a small portion of the width ot' the folded bottom of the bag.

so that the bottoms will always- In the case of the uppermost pack of bags, the top edges of the bags bear against the forwardly bent portions 19, thus limiting their upward movement. In the ease of the lower packs of bags their upper edges bear against the portions of the next upper panels 14 between the bend 15 and the ends of the bails, thus limiting their upward movement. In the normal position the bails 13 are swung downwardly against the foremost bag of each pack, serving to prevent lateral movement of the bags and to maintain them against their respective panels. It will be noted that the uppermost panel 14- presses against the next lower bail 1?, thus conuqiessing the upper ends of the bags of the next lower pack, cruising their lower ends to belly outwardly. 'lhis bellying or curving of the sides of the bagscaiiises the upper edge of the folded bottom to spring outwardly from the side so that it can be easily grasped. grasping this outwardly extending edge of the bottom and pulling upon the bag, only one bag will beremoved, which withdrawn quite easily from within its respective bail.

In this manner it will be readily appreciated that the upper ends of the bags form ing each pack are compressed by the weight of the bags of the pack next above, causing the upper edge of the folded bottom to pro ject outwardly from the side of the foremost bag.

A feature of the invention resides in the fact that the ba holder may operate equally well in a horizontal position or in a vertical position. In some instances it is highly desirable to have the bag holder in a horizon tal position, so that it will occupya minimum amount of space and. not obstruct the view of articles upon display. In other instances it is highly desirable to have the bag holder in an upright position, as shown in Figs. t and 5, for purposes of convenience.

A particular advantage of the improved construction resides in the fact that it is extremely easy to refill or resupply a pack of bags. In doing this it is merely necessary to swing up a bail, such as is shown at 22. Swinging up the bail. lifts the next upper panel 1d and when the bail has been swung into the proper position, it will be frictionally held in such position by the panel lifted. hile in this position the person refilling the holder can use both hands in keeping the pack of bags in alignment, and insert the upper end of the pack through the bail and then by bending the pack slightly,

can cause the lower end of the pack to rest upon the shelf 16 between the front wall 17 and the panel 14. After the pack has been so positioned, the bail can again be swung into its normal position and the weight of the pack next above will produce the bellying or bending of the. pack of bags supplied.

From the above it will be appreciated that an improved bag holder simple in construction and which occupies a small amount of space, but at the same time holds a large quantity of bags in such a manner as to be readily removed.

It will be understood that various changes in the detail of construction may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the ampeuded claims.

I claim:

1. A paper bag holder comprising a support, a plurality of panels secured to the support and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom, each panel having its lower end bent-to provide a shelf, and a bail associated with each panel and pivoted to said support, each bail being capable of being swung against the forward side of its respective panel to maintain a series of paper bags thereagainst.

2A paper bag holder comprising a support, a plurality of panels pivotally secured to the support, one above the other, said panelshaving their lower ends bent to pro vide shelves and upstanding front walls and being so arranged that the lower end of one panel overlaps the upper end ofthe next subjacent panel, and bails associated with each panel and pivoted to the support, said bails being adapted to receive the upper ends of bags forl'ning a pack placed against their respective panels.

A bag holder comprising a sheet metal support having its side edges bent forwardly to P dde side walls, rectangular bails having their ends extending through the side walls so as to pivotally connect them to the support, panels associated with each of the bails, each panel having its upper end pi.v-' otally connected to the ends of its respective bail between the side walls, each panel having its lower end bent to provide a shelf and an upstanding front wall so that a pack of bags may be positioned thereon, the bails serving to maintain the bags upon their respective panels.

is provided which is r In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HARRY Ii. SNYDER. 

